Care of the older Hong Kong Chinese population

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-426

  Woo, Jean ^a,b   Ho, Suzanne C ^a   Lau, Edith ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031670958     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.4.423     Document Type: Short Survey

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